Los Angeles – Directors Guild of America President Paris Barclay today announced the DGA’s nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2014.

“The spectrum of directorial excellence across today's nine television and documentary categories is revelatory for the breadth and depth in what each of these women and men have directed – from 30-second commercials to multi-hour miniseries,” said Barclay. “As fellow filmmakers, we’re inspired by the quality, imagination and creativity demonstrated by these impressive nominees; as audience members, we’re incredibly fortunate to enjoy the fruits of their labors. Our congratulations to all of the nominees.”

The winners will be announced at the 67th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The DGA Awards will be hosted by actor Jane Lynch.

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series for 2014 are (in alphabetical order):

DAN ATTIAS

Homeland, "13 Hours in Islamabad"
(Showtime)

Mr. Attias's Directorial Team:

Unit Production Managers: Angela Phillips, Michael Klick

First Assistant Director: Nick Heckstall Smith

Second Assistant Director: Wendy Bledsoe

This is Mr. Attias's fourth DGA Award nomination. He previously won in this category in 2008 for The Wire, “Transitions.” He was also nominated in 2002 for Six Feet Under, “Back to the Garden” and in 1999 for The Sopranos, “46 Long.”

JODIE FOSTER

House of Cards, "Chapter 22"
(Netflix)

Ms. Foster's Directorial Team:

Unit Production Manager: Boris Malden

First Assistant Director: Christo Morse

Second Assistant Director: Annie Tan

Second Second Assistant Director: Tim Blockburger

Ms. Foster was nominated twice this year and these are her first DGA Award nominations. She is also nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series for Orange is the New Black, "Thirsty Bird."

CARY JOJI FUKUNAGA

True Detective, "Who Goes There"
(HBO)

Mr. Fukunaga's Directorial Team:

Unit Production Manager: Carol Cuddy

First Assistant Director: Jon Mallard

Second Assistant Directors: Scott August, James Roque

Second Second Assistant Director: Cali Pomés

Additional Second Assistant Director: Nathan Parker

Location Manager: Batou Chandler

This is Mr. Fukunaga's first DGA Award nomination.

LESLI LINKA GLATTER

Homeland, "From A to B and Back Again"
(Showtime)

Ms. Glatter’s Directorial Team:

Unit Production Managers: Angela Phillips, Michael Klick

First Assistant Director: Nick Heckstall Smith

Second Assistant Director: Wendy Bledsoe

This is Ms. Glatter's fifth DGA Award nomination. She previously won in this category in 2009 for Mad Men, “Guy Walks into an Advertising Agency.” She was also nominated in 2013 and 2012 for Homeland episodes “The Star” and “Q & A,” as well as in 1990 for Twin Peaks, “Episode 32006.”

ALEX GRAVES

Game of Thrones, “The Children”
(HBO)

This is Mr. Graves's second DGA Award nomination. He previously was nominated in this category in 2002 for The West Wing, “Posse Comitatus.”

Outstanding Directorial Achievement inComedy Series

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series for 2014 are (in alphabetical order):

LOUIS C.K.

Louie, "Elevator: Part 6"
(FX)

Mr. C.K.'s Directorial Team:

Unit Production Manager: M. Blair Breard

First Assistant Director: Adam Escott

Second Assistant Director: Nick Vanderpool

Location Manager: Jeff Caron

This is Mr. C.K.'s third DGA Award nomination. He previously was nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials in 2013 for Louis C.K.: Oh My God and for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series in 2012 for the “New Year’s Eve” episode of Louie.

JODIE FOSTER

Orange is the New Black, "Thirsty Bird"
(Netflix)

Ms. Foster's Directorial Team:

Unit Production Managers: David Price, Neri Kyle Tannenbaum

First Assistant Director: Robert C. Albertell

Second Assistant Director: Joseph Turner

Second Second Assistant Director: Emily Evashevski

Location Manager: Lauri Pitkus

Ms. Foster was nominated twice this year and these are her first DGA Award nominations. She is also nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series for House of Cards, “Chapter 22.”

MIKE JUDGE

Silicon Valley, "Minimum Viable Product"
(HBO)

Mr. Judge's Directorial Team:

Unit Production Manager: Chrisann Verges

First Assistant Director: Nicholas Mastandrea

Second Assistant Director: Yumiko Takeya

Second Second Assistant Directors: Heidi Hinzman, Jessica Faires

This is Mr. Judge's first DGA Award nomination.

GAIL MANCUSO

Modern Family, "Vegas"
(ABC)

Ms. Mancuso's Directorial Team:

Unit Production Manager: Sally Young

First Assistant Director: Alisa Statman

Second Assistant Director: Helena Lamb

Second Second Assistant Director: Matthew W. Heffernan

Additional Second Assistant Director: Leslie Merlin

This is Ms. Mancuso's second DGA Award nomination. She was nominated in this same category last year for the “My Hero” episode of Modern Family.

JILL SOLOWAY

Transparent, "Best New Girl"
(Amazon Prime)

Ms. Soloway's Directorial Team:

Unit Production Manager: Victor Hsu

First Assistant Director: Bill Purple

Second Assistant Director: Allan Monteiro Fortes

Second Second Assistant Director: Anna Vogt

This is Ms. Soloway's first DGA Award nomination.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement inMovies for Television and Mini-Series

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series for 2014 are (in alphabetical order):

This is Mr. Ashford's second DGA Award nomination. He was nominated in this category last year, together with Beth McCarthy-Miller, for The Sound of Music Live!

This is Mr. Weiss's twelfth DGA Award nomination. He is also nominated this year for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials for The 68th Annual Tony Awards. He previously won the DGA Award in 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 for the 61st, 64th, 65th, 66th, and 67th Annual Tony Awards. He was also nominated in 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2008 for the 55th, 56th, 59th, 60th, and 62nd Annual Tony Awards.

LISA CHOLODENKO

Olive Kitteridge
(HBO)

Ms. Cholodenko's Directorial Team:

Unit Production Manager: David Coatsworth

First Assistant Director: Jesse Nye

Second Assistant Director: Mark Constance

Second Second Assistant Director: Elizabeth MacSwan

This is Ms. Cholodenko's first DGA Award nomination.

ULI EDEL

Houdini
(History Channel)

This is Mr. Edel's second DGA Award nomination. He previously was nominated in this category in 1996 for Rasputin.

This is Mr. Murphy's third DGA Award nomination. He previously was nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series in 2009 for the Glee pilot and in 2010 for “The Power of Madonna” episode.

This is Mr. King's eighth DGA Award nomination. He won in this category last year for “Saturday Night Live with Host Justin Timberlake” and was also nominated for Saturday Night Live episodes in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.

CHUCK O’NEIL

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, "Open‑Carrying to the Midterms"
(Comedy Central)

Mr. O’Neil’s Directorial Team:

Associate Director: Paul A.J. Pennolino

Stage Manager: Craig Spinney

This is Mr. O'Neil's eleventh DGA Award nomination. He previously was nominated in 2010 for Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear and in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012 and 2013, all for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

This is Mr. Horvitz's eighteenth DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety in 1997 for The Kennedy Center Honors. He was also nominated for TheKennedy Center Honors in 1993, 2001, 2009 and 2011. Last year he was nominated for The 55th Annual Grammy Awards and was previously nominated for The 70th, 71st, 72nd, 74th, 75th, 76th, 77th, 79th and 80th Annual Academy Awards, along with Sinatra: 80 Years My Way in 1995 and Live Aid Concert in 1985.

This is Mr. Weiss's twelfth DGA Award nomination. He is also nominated this year for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series, together with Rob Ashford, for Peter Pan Live! He previously won the DGA Award in 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 for the 61st, 64th, 65th, 66th and 67th Annual Tony Awards. He was also nominated in 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2008 for the 55th, 56th, 59th, 60th, and 62nd Annual Tony Awards.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement inReality Programs

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs for 2014 are (in alphabetical order):

BERTRAM van MUNSTER
JACK CANNON
ELISE DOGANIERI

The Quest, "One True Hero"
(ABC)

Directorial Team:

Unit Production Manager: Mark Dziak

Associate Director: Dan Coffie

Stage Manager: Michael Gillis

This is Mr. van Munster's ninth DGA Award nomination. He won in 2007 for The Amazing Race, “Episode #1110” and was also nominated an additional seven times, all for the The Amazing Race: in 2005 for “Episode #805," in 2006 for “Episode #102,” in 2008 for “Episode #1303,” in 2009 for “Don't Let A Cheese Hit Me,” in 2010 for “I Think We're Fighting the Germans, Right?,” in 2011 for “You Don’t Get Paid Unless You Win?” and in 2013 for “Beards in the Wind.”

This is Mr. Cannon's first DGA Award nomination.

This is Ms. Doganieri's first DGA Award nomination.

NEIL P. DeGROOT

The Biggest Loser, "Episode 1613"
(NBC)

Mr. DeGroot's Directorial Team:

Associate Director: Andy Nelson

Stage Managers: Tammy Oller, Dan Shepard

This is Mr. DeGroot's third DGA Award nomination. He previously won in this category in 2013 for 72 Hours, “The Lost Coast” and in 2011 for TheBiggest Loser, “Episode 1115.”

STEVE HRYNIEWICZ

Top Chef, "The First Thanksgiving"
(Bravo)

Mr. Hryniewicz's Directorial Team:

Associate Directors: Austin Sipes, Ryan Turpin

This is Mr. Hryniewicz's first DGA Award nomination.

ANTHONY B. SACCO

The Chair, "The Test"
(Starz)

This is Mr. Sacco's third DGA Award nomination. He previously won in this category in 2006 for Treasure Hunters, “Episode #101” and was nominated in 2007 for Project Runway, “Fashion Giant #403.”

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs for 2014 are (in alphabetical order):

PAUL HOEN

How to Build A Better Boy
(Disney Channel)

This is Mr. Hoen's seventh DGA Award nomination. He previously won in this category in 2012 for Let It Shine and in 2007 for Jump In. He was also nominated in 2010 for Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, in 2008 for Cheetah Girls: One World, in 2004 for Searching for David's Heart, and in 2000 for the Even Stevens episode “Take My Sister... Please.”

JONATHAN JUDGE

100 Things To Do Before High School, "Pilot"
(Nickelodeon)

Mr. Judge's Directorial Team:

Unit Production Manager: Debra Spidell

First Assistant Director: Julian Petrillo

Second Assistant Director: Katey Wheelhouse

Second Second Assistant Director: Ceci Mak

This is Mr. Judge's third DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2013 for Swindle and in 2012 for Camp Fred.

VINCE MARCELLO

American Girl: Isabelle Dances Into The Spotlight
(Disney Channel)

Mr. Marcello's Directorial Team:

Unit Production Manager: Avram Butch Kaplan

This is Mr. Marcello's first DGA Award nomination.

JOEY MAZZARINO

Sesame Street, "4504 Numericon"
(PBS)

Mr. Mazzarino's Directorial Team:

Associate Director: Ken Diego

Stage Managers: Shawn Havens, Theresa Anderson

This is Mr. Mazzarino's first DGA Award nomination.

AMY SCHATZ

Saving My Tomorrow, "Part 1 and 2"
(HBO)

This is Ms. Schatz's ninth DGA Award nomination. She won in this category five times for An Apology to Elephants in 2013, A Child’s Garden of Poetry in 2011, Classical Baby (I'm Grown Up Now), “The Poetry Show” in 2008, 'Twas the Night in 2001, and Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepy Time Tales in 1999. She was also nominated an additional three times for Don’t Divorce Me! Kids’ Rules for Parents on Divorce in 2012, Hard Times for an American Girl: The Great Depression in 2009, and Through a Child's Eyes: September 11, 2001 in 2002.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement inCommercials

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 2014 are (in alphabetical order):

NICOLAI FUGLSIG

MJZ

Sapeurs, Guinness ‑ AMV BBDO

First Assistant Director: Bob Wilkins

Waiting, FEMA ‑ Deutsch NY

First Assistant Director: Bob Wagner

Second Assistant Director: Rafa Sanz

This is Mr. Fuglsig's second DGA Award nomination. He previously won in this category in 2007 for Tipping Point (Guinness), It’s Magic (JC Penney), and Journey (Motorola).

LAUREN GREENFIELD

Chelsea Pictures

Always #LikeAGirl, Always – Leo Burnett

First Assistant Director: Steve Carmendy

Second Assistant Director: John Meyer

This is Ms. Greenfield's second DGA Award nomination. She was previously nominated for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary in 2012 for Queen of Versailles.

This is Mr. Murro’s eighth DGA Award nomination. He won in this category in 2011 for Handlebar Moustache (Heineken Premium Light), Hot House (DirecTV), Pinata (Volkswagen Tiguan) and Is It Real? (EA Battlefield 3) as well as in 2004 for Carry (Adidas), Glen (Starbucks), and Toy Boat (eBay). He was also nominated in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2013.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement inDocumentary

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2014 are (in alphabetical order):